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Ceremonial blade (zhang)
Chinese
Late Neolithic–Shang dynasty
about 1200–1000 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Nephrite
Dimensions
36.3 x 8.3 cm (14 5/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession Number19.658
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsRitual objects
ProvenanceBy 1917, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.